The summit brings together community agencies, policy makers, mental health advocates and more for a meaningful discussion on ways to combat Delaware’s opioid epidemic. We will showcase the documentary Silence on the Streets during the event, which features the voices of inner-city Black, Latino/a/x and Indigenous community members struggling with addiction, as it sheds light on the unique challenges they, and their loved ones, face on their path to recovery.

Community advocate and filmmaker Sharece Sellem-Hannah will share her experience creating the film and community input from a series of Unity dinners held across the state this summer during a panel discussion that includes:

• Rita Landgraf, UD Affiliated Faculty, moderator
• Darryl “Wolfie” Chambers, Executive Director, Center for Structural Equity
• Philip Rutherford, CEO, Black Faces Black Voices
• Anthony Jackson, Mental Health Court Team, Mental Health Association in Delaware

Registration is required.

The summit is presented by Delaware's Behavioral Health Consortium, and UD's Department of Communication and Center for Health Communication.